Dough-cutter.



E. W. CARNES. DOUGH GU'I'TEB.. Agiuoumn FILED APR. 5, 1911.

Patented July 2, 1912.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD W. CARNES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN CANCOMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

DOUGH-CUTTER. I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1912.

Application filed April 5 1911. Serial No. 619,073.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD W. Cannes, a citizen of the United States,residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Dough-Cutters, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in dough cutters.

The object of my invention is to provide a combined biscuit and doughnutcutter of a simple and eflicient construction.

My invention consists in an outer or main cutter having a centralopening in its top and provided with a central tubular handle or sleevein connection with a sliding or telescopic inner cutter fitting in thehandle sleeve of the outer or main cutter, and provided with a stopshoulder at its upper end engaging a stop shoulder on the handle sleeveof the main cutter to register the cutting'edge of the inner cutter withthat of the outer cutter when the device is used for cutting doughnutsthe inner cutter being adapted to slide upward in the'handle sleeve outof the way when the cutter is used for cutting biscuits, cakes, etc.,that have no central opening.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, Figure1 is a plan view of a combined biscuit and doughnut cutter embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a central, vertical section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line 33 of F i 2. Fig. 4 is a detail,perspective view 0 the inner cutter. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view andFig. 6 is a sectional view, similar to Fig. 2, but showing the innercutter slipped upward in position for use for cutting biscuits.

In the drawing, 1 represents the outer or main cutter, preferably ofdrawn sheet metal in a singlepiece or seamless construction, and havingits top 2 furnished with a central opening 3 to which is secured acentral handle sleeve 4 by annular seam flanges 5, 6 which embrace theedge of the top 2 of the outer cutter surrounding the central openingtherein. The central andle sleeve 4 is provided at its upper end with anannular external rolled rim 7 to form a stop shoulder to register theinner sliding or telescopic cutter 8 with the outer cutter 1. The innersliding cutter 8 is oftubular or cylindric form with a free space 9between its meeting longitudinal edges 10, 11 to cause the cutter S tofit with a spring action within the handle sleeve 5 and frictionallygrip the same. The inner sliding cutter 8 is provided at its'upper endwith an annular rolled rim or stop shoulder 12 which engages the stopshoulder 8 of the handle sleeve to cause the lower cutting edge 13 ofthe inner cutter 8 to accurately register with the cutting edge 14 ofthe outer or main cutter 1.

When the device is used for cutting doughnuts or other articles of aring shape or having central openings, the inner sliding cutter 8 ispushed down in the handle sleeve 4 until the stop shoulders 7, 12engage, thus bringing the cutting edges 13, 14 of both cutters intoregistry with each other or in the sameplane'.

When the cutter is used for cutting hiscuits, cakes, or other articleshaving no central openings, the inner cutter 8 is slipped up in thehandle sleeve into the position shown in Fig.6;

1. A combined biscuit andidoughnut cuttcr comprising a main cutterhaving a flat top with a central opening therein provided with a centralhandle sleeve secured thereto, and a telescopic inner cutter fitting insaid handle sleeve, said telescbpic inner cutter being provided wit/Himopen space between its longitudinal edges whereby the inner cutter fits.with a spring action within the central handle sleeve, said inner cuttrbeing removable-from the top of the central handle sleeve, said innercutter and handle sleeve being provided with intercugaging stopshoulders to register the cutting cdge of the inner cutter with that oftrail epening in its top and provided with e inner cutter with that ofthe outer cutter, celntral handle sleeve sl eicured thematicham?1 1&9substanti2 1fl 3.,a specified. te eseopic inner cutter tting in sei ane 5 sleeve, the handle sleeve of the outer cutter; I EDWARD A S' spendsaid inner cutter being provided with Witmesses: interengeging stopshoulders on their upper PEARL ABRAMS,

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